PHPR 686 Hospital Externship I or

• Stephen Romans, Pharm.D.  or
• Stacy Stanford, Pharm.D.  Clinical Coordinator
  Salina Regional Health Center
  Director of Pharmacy
  400 S. Santa Fe
  Salina, KS 67401
• Phone: (785) 452-7160
• Fax: (785) 452-6945
• E-mail: srdr@midusa.net or sstanfor@srhc.com
• Websites: www.SRHC.com

Clerkship Description
Salina Regional Health Center is a large rural hospital in north central Kansas.   Located in a city of approximately 50,000, the 250 bed hospital provides the residents of the surrounding 17 counties with comprehensive health care services.

For more information about SRHC, please contact their website at: www.SRHC.com.

Pharmacy services provided at SRHC include:

• Aminoglycoside dosing service
• Decentralized clinical monitoring and intervention
• Skilled nursing unit medication profile reviews
• Participation in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Inpatient/outpatient education
• Pyxis systems
• Chemotherapy admixture
• IV admixture
• Unit dose distribution
• Ongoing education programs for pharmacists

Educational opportunities for Pharm.D. students at SRHC include:

• Participation in a pharmacokinetic dosing program
• Participation in decentralized clinical interventions
• Attendance at multidisciplinary meetings
• Participation in resident lunch conferences
• Participation in daily rounds with residents
• Observational opportunities in cardiology, radiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, dialysis and dietary

Goals

• Actively participate and effectively communicate (both verbally and written) with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Understand and perform the following duties:

            a)    Order entry/dispensing

            b)    Cart-fill/use of automated machines

            c)    Unit-dose packaging

            d)    IV admixture, including use of sterile technique and the 

                    preparation of IV's, parenteral nutrition, 

                    and chemotherapy.

            e)    Compounding

• Discharge counseling to patients.

• Understand inventory process, expiration dating, and medication formulary.

• Provide drug information, recommendations and consultations.

• Effectively present a topic presentation.

• Effectively present a journal article.

Specific Site Requirements/Information

Living arrangements:

• Housing is provided free of charge on a first come-first served basis.
• Access to the SRHC fitness center is provided free of charge.
• Smoky Hill Family Practice will provide needed health care services for a marginal charge.

Parking:

• Parking is available free of charge in any designated SRHC employee parking lot.

Cafeteria Services:

• Employee cafeterias are available on both campuses as well as the Terrace Grill on the Santa Fe campus.

Library Services:

• MEDLINE is available through the internet.
• A computer is available that is equipped with internet access, Micromedex, word processing, and the pharmacy system.
• A selection of medical journals is available, as well as selected pharmacy journals.
• Reference texts are also available in the pharmacy.

Required Equipment:

• Short white lab coat
• Name tag
• Calculator
• 3.5" computer disks (if you will need to use the computer)
• Notebook

Directions to Site
Driving directions to the health center can be obtained at: www.SRHC.com/map.htm.

PPE Director:   Jim Kleoppel
Page modified by:   Stacy Stanford 4/04